If it isn't available to Australia from the beginning, it may never become available. SSC is the official distributer to Australia, which means the Australian dealers also have to acquire their product from SSC. The Maleficent figure remains unavailable to purchase for Australian customers.
Some figures have quotas for countries and once that is met, they are not able to be purchased from Sideshow. Maybe the quota for this figure was already met through the wholesalers market and therefore none were left for private purchase?
Popcultcha's prices are certainly going through the roof, however I'm not risking buying anything from Sideshow that is going to be released next year. The dollar could go lower and it will end up costing even more than it would have if purchased locally.
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